audacy26'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • audacy26 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (NE)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (NE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Draft Picks Received
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB FutureB
Larceny in the Round 7 slot lands the Patriots a B, Paul Jr. and all.

Call it larceny. Chris Paul Jr. sat on the board until the 217th overall pick, and the Patriots did not need to be asked twice. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In the 12th overall pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Luther Burden III
A wide receiver of that caliber at No. 38 is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick44 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
They barely believed it either: Omarion Hampton still on the board at Round 2, Pick 12. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
The board fumbled Jihaad Campbell all the way to pick No. 69, and they scooped it up. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick76 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins slid further than he should have, and slot 76 is lovely value for the interior defensive lineman. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick77 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
They robbed the room for Tyler Warren here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jake Majors
They let Jake Majors come to them and pounced at the 104th pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick143 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
You do not let a safety like Kevin Winston Jr. reach the Round 5 slot and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick148 Rnd5 Quinshon Judkins
Steal is underselling it; Quinshon Judkins at the Round 5 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick217 Rnd7 Chris Paul Jr.
Chris Paul Jr. in Round 7, Pick 1 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick220 Rnd7 Upton Stout
Upton Stout at the 220th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick238 Rnd7 Clay Webb
Somehow Clay Webb was still sitting there in No. 238, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. It fills a real need, too.